In strictly musical terms, funk was the ‘70s child of ‘60s R&B; and rock. Funk adopted rock’s preference for emphasis on the downbeat, grafted on slinky R&B; syncopation and elevated the bass to ...

going on. Something curious. Behind a closed door down an otherwise hushed third-floor hallway at one end of the Woodruff Arts Center — the Symphony Hall end — something's rumbling through the walls.

Andre 3000 is officially kid-tested and mom-approved -- well, for the most part. The Outkast member brought his animated children's series 'Class of 3000' to the Cartoon Network last year, and this ...